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Independent Comparison of Democratic vs. Republican Platforms

March 25, 2008

Folks, I’m neither a Democrat, nor a Republican. But my mom asked me to give her an unbiased, factual rundown on the political platforms – so what my mother wants, my mother gets! Here you go Mom… I’m making the presumption that the two candidates who are going to actually be running for President are [...]

Saudi Blogger Fouah al-Farhan Arrested for… Blogging

January 2, 2008
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Although I can’t read a word of his blog, Fouah al-Farhan has been taken into custody by the Saudi government for posting some remarks critical of the government. They are supposedly holding out for a written apology, so if indeed we do see one expect it to be completely bogus. I mean, lets face it. [...]

Pollution Kills 750,000 Chinese Each Year

December 17, 2007

Sixteen of the world’s 20 most polluted cities are in China, according to World Bank research. Yet a report sponsored by the Chinese Government which uncovered potentially scary information was edited to “prevent social unrest”. Missing from this report are the research project’s findings that high air-pollution levels in Chinese cities is leading to the [...]

Garry Kasparov Discusses the Woes of Mother Russia

November 24, 2007

Mother Russia is hurting. And Garry Kasparov is taking the brunt of it. On Saturday 11/24 while leading a peaceful march he was taken into custody, beaten, and jailed for 5 days. This is nothing new for Kasparov. Back in April he was beaten and arrested during a protest as well. The notable thing about [...]

Police Tasers Man For Not Signing Ticket

November 22, 2007
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Here is some breaking news. This video was only released yesterday, and it demonstrates a clear and frankly unbelievable abuse of power by a Utah Highway Patrol officer. Some guy was pulled over for speeding and argued with the police officer a bit about the speed limit. It’s a bit hard to hear but it [...]

One Man’s Weekly Links – November 2, 2007

November 2, 2007

News that shouldn’t be missed: Miniature Earth (Must see!) Crack Users Do More Time Than People Convicted of Manslaughter Five Years in Jail for Porn Spammers It’s Now Illegal to Feed the Homeless Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery Have a great weekend!

More Muslim Wife Beating Justification

October 21, 2007

A while back I wrote about a video of a Muslim cleric who gave a lecture on the proper way to beat a woman. And of course we were recently reminded of the true tragedy of spousal abuse with this film of a man actually beating his wife. Well, thanks to Adi again we have [...]

Man Falsely Arrested in Prostitution Sting Sues City

September 26, 2007

Imagine this… it’s 8am, you’ve just dropped your 8 year old off at school and picked up your 22 year old daughter for breakfast. While your daughter goes inside a restaurant to correct the breakfast order your wife, in the seat beside you, notices a woman waiving her arms as if in distress. So you [...]

Don’t Tell Mom You’re An Athiest!

September 19, 2007
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Ok. I can’t wait to see the comments on this one. Some people are going to laugh at it, some are going to be angry, and some will be preachy. I hope we don’t get into a debate about whether God exists. We’ve already done that here. I can only guess that some kid’s brother [...]

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